[Amended 2-13-90 by Ord. No. 90-2]
A. The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection
A(1) through
A(5) hereof and shall be paid before the permit is issued.
[Amended 9-22-92 by Ord. No. 92-32; 5-26-88 by Ord. No. 98-12; amended in its entirety by Ord. No. 2012-6]
(1) The building subcode fees for use groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and R5 shall
be:
(a)
For new construction or additions: $0.034 per cubic foot of
building or structure volume, regardless of size, provided that the
minimum fee shall be $58.
(b)
For renovations, alterations and repairs: $20 per $1,000 of
estimated cost of the work, provided that the minimum fee shall be
$58.
(c)
For combinations of renovations and additions: the sum of the
fees computed separately as renovations and additions.
(d)
Storage tank fees for the installation of above ground and below
ground storage tanks for class I, II, and III flammable and combustible
liquids shall be calculated at $20 per $1,000 of the estimated cost
of the work, provided that the minimum fee shall be $58.
(e)
The minimum fee for the removal of any lead hazard shall be
$176.
(2) The building subcode fees for use groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5,
B, E, F-1, F-2, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, H-5, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M, R-1,
S-1, S-2 shall be:
(a)
For new construction or additions: $0.019 per cubic foot of
building or structure volume, regardless of size, provided that the
minimum fee shall be $58.
(b)
For renovations, alterations and repairs: $20 per $1,000 of
the estimated cost of the work, provided that the minimum fee shall
be $58.
(c)
For combinations of renovations and additions: the sum of the
fees computed separately as renovations and additions.
(d)
The fee for installation of above ground and below ground storage
tanks for class I, II, and III flammable and combustible liquids shall
be calculated at $20 per $1,000 of the estimated cost of the work,
with a minimum fee of $58.
[Amended 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(e)
The fee for demolition of above ground and below ground storage
tanks for class I, II, and III flammable and combustible liquids shall
be as follows:
Residential: $150 per tank
Commercial: $300 per tank
[Amended 6-25-13 by Ord. No. 2013-18; 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(f)
If three schedules inspections are failed, each additional inspection
by the Construction Department will be at a charge of $37.
[Added 6-25-13 by Ord. No. 2013-18; amended 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(3) Plumbing subcode fees.
(a)
Total number of fixtures and stacks: $20 each. This shall include
but not be limited to all sinks, urinals, water closets, bathtubs,
shower stalls, laundry tubs, floor drains, drinking fountains, dishwashers,
garbage disposals, clothes washers, hot water heaters or similar devices.
(b)
Total number of special devices: $82 each. This shall include
but not be limited to grease traps, oil separators, water cooled air
conditioning units, pumps, utility service connections.
(c)
The fee for HVAC units shall be $82 each.
(d)
The minimum fee shall be $58.
(4) Electric subcode fees shall be as follows:
(a)
For the first block consisting of one to 50 receptacles, fixtures
or devices, the fee shall be $45; for each additional block consisting
of up to 25 receptacles, fixtures or devices, the fee shall be $8.
For the purpose of computing this fee, receptacles, fixtures or devices
shall include lighting fixtures, wall switches, convenience receptacles,
sensors, dimmers, alarm devices, smoke and heat detectors, communications
outlets, light-standards eight feet or less in height including luminaries,
emergency lights, electric signs, exit lights or similar electric
fixtures and devices rated 20 amperes or less including motors or
equipment rated less than one horsepower (hp) or one kilowatt (kW).
(b)
For each motor or electrical device rated from one hp or one
kW to 10 hp or 10 kW; for each transformer or generator rated from
one kW or one kva to 10 kW or 10 kva; the fee shall be $13.
(c)
For each motor or electrical device rated from greater than
10 hp or 10 kW to 50 hp or 50 kW; for each transformer or generator
rated from greater than 10 kW or 10 kva to 45 kW or 45 kva; and for
each utility load management device, the fee shall be $58.
(d)
For each motor or electrical device rated from greater than
50 hp to 100 hp or 45 kW to 112.5 kW; for each service equipment,
panel board, switch board, switch gear, motor-control-center or disconnecting
means rated from greater than 200 amperes to 1,000 amperes; and for
each transformer or generator rated from greater than 45 kW or 45
kva to 112.5 kW or 112.5 kva, the fee shall be $116.
(e)
For each motor or electrical device rated greater than 100 hp
or 112.5 kW; for each service equipment, panel board, switch board,
switch gear, motor-control-center or disconnecting means rated greater
than 1,000 amperes; and for each transformer or generator rated greater
than 112.5 kW or 112.5 kva, the fee shall be $576.
(f)
For installations consisting of multimeter stacks, the fee shall
be based on the ampere rating of the main bus and not upon the number
of meters or rating of disconnects on the meter stack. Individual
loadside panel boards shall be charged in accordance with § 64-3(4)(c),
(d) and (e). There shall be no additional fee charged for the concurrent
installation of individual feeder conductors.
(g)
For photovoltaic systems, the fee shall be based on the designated
kilowatt rating of the solar photovoltaic system as follows:
[1]
1 to 50 kW, the fee shall be $58;
[2]
51 to 100 kW, the fee shall be $116; and
[3]
Greater than 100 kW shall be $576.
(h)
The minimum fee for any electrical work shall be $58.
(i)
An administrative surcharge of 40% of these fees shall be included
for any third party agency fees.
[Amended 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(5) Fire protection subcode fees.
(a)
1-20 sprinkler heads: $82.
21-100 sprinkler heads: $151.
101-200 sprinkler heads: $289.
201-400 sprinkler heads: $748.
401-1,000 sprinkler heads: $1,036.
Over 1,000 sprinkler heads: $1,323.
(c)
Each independent pre-engineered system: $116.
(d)
Each gas or oil fired appliance which is not connected to a
plumbing system: $58.
(e)
Each kitchen exhaust system: $58.
(f)
Each incinerator/crematorium: $250.
(h)
The fee for one to 12 alarms, detectors and/or signaling devices
shall be $45.; for each 25 detectors in addition to this, the fee
shall be in the amount of $15.
(i)
For smoke control systems, the fee shall be $58 each.
(6) The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to be charged
before the plans are reviewed. The amount paid for this fee shall
be credited toward the amount of the fee to be charged for the construction
permit.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.27 in the case of a discontinuance
of a building project, plan review fees are not refundable.
(7) Demolition fees.
The fee for a permit for demolition of a residential and accessory
structure shall be $150. All other use groups, the fee shall be $300.
The fee for removal of one building from one lot to another,
or to another location on the same lot shall be $20 per $1,000 of
the estimated cost of a new foundation and all work necessary to place
the building in its completed condition in the new location. However,
the minimum fee shall be $150.
(8) Sign fees.
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be $2.50 per
square foot of the surface area of the sign, provided that the minimum
fee shall be $58. In the case of double-faced signs, the area of the
surface of only one side of the sign shall be used for purposes of
the fee computation.
(9) Swimming pool fees.
(a)
The fee for a permit to erect or construct a permanent private
swimming pool shall be $126 for each above-ground pool and $189 for
each in-ground pool. The fee for permits for commercial swimming pools
is to be calculated using new construction rates as provided in this
chapter.
(b)
The fee for annual pool inspections shall be $46.
(10) Certificate of Occupancy fees.
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for new commercial construction
shall be $100 except for one- and two-family residences when the fee
shall be $75 per unit.
The fee for a temporary certificate of occupancy shall be $50.
The fee for a certificate of occupancy granted to change of
use shall be $150.
The fee for zoning determinations shall be $50 per determination.
[Amended 6-25-13 by Ord. No. 2013-18; 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(11) Elevator,
mechanical device and associated fees shall be as follows:
[Added 6-26-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-23]
(a) Elevator with traction or winding drum:
(b) Hydraulic elevator: $163.
(c) Roped hydraulic elevator: $184.
(d) Escalator/moving walkway: $163.
(f) Stairway chair lift/other: $41.
(g) Residential devices/other in R-3 or R-4:
[2] Counterweight/government/safeties: $82.
(h) Auxiliary power generator: $62.
(l) Administrative surcharge on all fees and inspections: 40%.
(12) All fee totals contained herein shall be rounded off to the nearest
dollar.
B. The Construction Official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials,
prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council, biannually, a report
recommending a fee schedule based on the operating expenses of the
agency and any other expenses of the municipality fairly attributable
to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.
C. Surcharge fee.
(1) In order to provide for the training, certification and technical
support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and
the regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to
the fees specified above, a surcharge fee of $0.00334 per cubic foot
of volume of new construction and $0.00170 of the cost of alteration.
Said surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection,
Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal
quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 and
not later than one month next succeeding the end of the quarter for
which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, said fee shall be collected and remitted for the
third and fourth quarters only.
[Amended 9-22-92 by Ord. No. 92-32; 8-27-13 by Ord. No. 2013-26]
(2) The Building Department shall report annually at the end of each
fiscal year to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, and not later than
July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fee collected in the fiscal
year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective,
said report shall be for the third and fourth quarters only.
D. Fees for After Regular Business Hour Inspections and Per Diem Construction
Code Inspectors. The fees for Building Code Inspections and Habitability
Inspections conducted after regular business hours and the rate for
per diem Construction Code Inspectors shall be $50 per hour, or part
thereof.
[Added 11-25-08 by Ord. No. 2008-28; 10-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-25]
E. Exemptions.
[Added 9-22-98 by Ord. No. 98-24; amended 11-25-08 by Ord. No. 2008-28]
(1) Religious nonprofit organizations holding tax exempt status under
the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 26 U.S.C. 501(c) or (d)
shall be exempt from the payment of construction permit fees for any
construction relating to the religious purposes of the organization.
(2) A disabled person as defined in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8 or a parent or
sibling of a disabled person shall be exempt from the payment of any
fee charged in connection with an application for development which
promotes the accessibility to his own living unit.
[Added 12-26-84 by Ord. No. 12-26-84; amended 2-13-90 by Ord. No. 90-2; 3-13-12 by Ord. No. 2012-6]
A. The fee for variation application for Class I, II, and III structures
shall be $748.
B. Notes. In any case the minimum fee for a construction permit in part
or total shall be $58.
[Amended 2-13-90 by Ord. No. 90-2]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the pro-visions
of this chapter or of the Uniform Construction Code or regulations
adopted thereunder and made a part hereof shall, upon conviction thereof,
be subject to such penalties as are provided in the Uniform Construction
Code and Regulations.
[Added 7-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-16]
A. Any lead-based
paint hazard inspections shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16
et seq. and any amendments to such, in addition to applicable federal
and state regulations. The Town of Secaucus Construction Official
or their designee shall administer the program for the Town of Secaucus
with full enforcement power for all provisions, fee collection and
penalties in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 et seq. and this
section.
B. Fees. In
accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16, the fee for said inspection
shall be fifty dollars ($50) or the actual fee to be paid by the Town
to any third-party vendor providing the service. The fee is nonrefundable
and shall be paid by the residential owner or landlord in advance
of the inspection. Twenty dollars ($20) of the fee collected shall
be deposited into the Lead Hazard Control Assistance Fund for the
State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
C. Any request
received for an expedited inspection, which is a request for the inspection
to be completed in less than ten (10) days from application receipt,
shall be subject to an additional thirty-dollar ($30.) fee per inspection.
This fee may be waived if there is inspector availability in the existing
schedule.
D. If three
(3) scheduled inspections are failed or missed, each additional inspection
by the Construction Department will be at a charge of thirty dollars
($30).